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Masterpiece and Mass Product

The Original and the Copy in Ancient Egypt

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2024

Dietrich Wildung

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Spanning the course of three millennia, the art of ancient Egypt stands out for its unique continuity. The fundamental rules of Pharaonic art were established around 3000 bc. The proportions of the human body, the style of cubist representation in relief and painting, the division of a tomb or temple wall into strips, and the adaptation of diverse forms into simple hieroglyphic images remained the principle elements of Egyptian art until the Imperial Roman era.

Type
Research Article
Information
Diogenes , Volume 46 , Issue 183 , September 1998 , pp. 1 - 5
Copyright
Copyright © 1998 Fédération Internationale des Sociétés de Philosophie / International Federation of Philosophical Societies (FISP)

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